COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

DISTANCE LEARNING MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NON-THESIS

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÖKHAN KARAGONLAR

Offered to

DISTANCE LEARNING MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NON-THESIS

Course Objective

This course provides a master level discussion on the management of innovation and change in the organizational context with a strategic and operational perspective. Whilst providing strategic tools, equipments and a framework for managing innovation and change process in the organizations, the course mentions the importance of the human analytical and interpersonal skills required for the organizational intervention and development. Furthermore, the course focuses upon the environmental constraints and resources that would support the innovative structure of the organization and the capability to settle the change process. Therefore, this course will apply the tools of analysis for innovation capability, characteristics of new projects, core competencies, assessment and intellectual property in addition to adaptation of these analysis to change process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Foss, N. J., Pedersen, T., Pyndt, J. & Schultz, M. (2012). Innovating Organization and Management: New Sources of Competitive Advantage. Cambridge University Press.
Chesbrough, H. (2006). Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape. Harvard Business School Press.
Harvey, D. and Brown, D.R. (2005). An experiential approach to organization development. (7th edition) NJ: Prentice Hall.
Tushman, M. L. & Anderson, P. (2004). Managing Strategic Innovation and Change: A Collection of Readings. Oxford University Press.
Chesbourgh, H. (2003). Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Harvard Business School Press.
Poole, M. S., Van de Ven, A., Dooley, K., & Holmes, M. E. (2000). Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research. Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Case-studies
3. Team-work
4. Reading

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define related concepts of management of innovation and change.
2. The learner will identify the needs and the potential for innovation in the organizational context.
3. The learner will utilize the tools in order to analyze the condition of the organization in terms of innovation and change.
4. The learner will clearly define strategies of innovation development and change management process
5. The learner will identify and analyze the environmental conditions in order to set an innovation and change policy.
6. The learner will critically analyze challenges in innovation and change management.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Participation in class and preparation in advance are required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes